CHITRAL, Nov 11: Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki, a prominent Khowar artist, poet, linguist and author, passed away after protracted illness here on Monday. He was 76. He was laid to rest in his native Singur village on Monday afternoon. Gul Nawaz Khaki had been suffering from cardiac ailment for the last two months and was […]
GULMIT, Oct 29: The concluding ceremony of the Silk Route Festival has now drawn to an end, after a colourful display of the region’s rich cultural heritage. People from across Gojal valley put in a lot of efforts to make the festival a success. The local people continued the festivities for almost one hour more
GILGIT, Oct 28: Foreign delegates from 15 countries landed in Gilgit on Sunday on the first day of Silk Route Festival. The three-day festival is being held after 13 years in GB. Named after the ancient Silk Route, which formed the first bridge between the East and West and was a source of trade between
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KARACHI, Oct 26: A virtual Khowar keyboard has been created by a young Chitrali literary personality. The Khowar keyboard was recently developed by Khowar language and cultural researcher, poet, author of several books and freelance journalist Rehmat Aziz Chitrali in collaboration with Khowar Academy, Chitral Vision, Wikimedia Foundation and Branah Company. Rehmat Aziz Chitrali’s virtual
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WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday he urged President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a thorny subject in relations between the two countries. PM Sharif and President Obama were speaking after a 90-minute long one-on-one meeting at the White House’s Oval Office. “I also brought up
